Lecture

Transmembrane Proteins: Hydrophobicity and Evolution

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This lecture discusses the prediction of transmembrane domains in proteins using hydropathy plots, emphasizing the limitations of textbook examples. It also explores the relationship between the number of transmembrane domains and protein function, highlighting the evolutionary aspects of potassium channels and their classification into different families based on the number of transmembrane domains.

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